Objectives

1. To protect the landscape and visual character of the Scenic Hills.
2. To ensure new buildings, utility and ancillary structures do not pose an adverse impact on sensitive landscape areas such as the Scenic Hills, the settings of heritage items or heritage conservation areas or other places of heritage significance.

Controls

1. Materials and colours for buildings, utility and ancillary structures must adopt darker, recessive toned colours such as browns, dark greens, dark greys and charcoal. Both wall and roof cladding must be constructed of non-reflective materials.

Note: Refer to Part 4 of this DCP for General Controls for Residential Development

Further information

• Betteridge Consulting Pty Ltd, t / a MUSEcape , November 2015, 121 Raby Road, Leppington Visual Impact Assessment Peer Review (of Distinctive Living Design Landscape and Visual Analysis);
• Betteridge Consulting Pty Ltd, t / a MUSEcape , July 2015, Leppington Visual Impact Assessment Peer Review (of James Mather Delaney Design Landscape and Visual Analysis);
• JMD Design, February 2013, Landscape and Visual Analysis, 121 Raby Road Leppington;
• Distinctive Living Design, October 2015, Landscape and Visual Analysis, 121 Raby Road Leppington;
• PKA Acoustic Consulting, January 2016, Planning Proposal Acoustic Assessment, 121 Raby Road Leppington;
• Dominic Steele Consulting Archaeology, September 2015, Aboriginal Archaeological & Cultural Heritage Assessment, 121 Raby Road, Leppington;
• Douglas Partners, October 2015, Salinity Investigation and Management Plan, Land Capability Assessment, Lot 121 Raby Road Leppington;
• Lesryk Environmental Consultants, May 2014, Flora and Fauna Assessment;
• Douglas Partners, July 2014, Preliminary Site Investigation;
• Stefani Group, May 2015, Stormwater Management and Flood Assessment Report, 121 Raby Road Leppington;
• Australian Bushfire Protection Planners Pty Ltd, September 2015, Bushfire Constraints Assessment, 121 Raby Road Leppington;
• Traffix Traffic & Transport Partners, January 2016, 121 Raby Road Leppington;
• GLN Planning, May 2015, Open Space and Community Facilities Assessment, 121 Raby Road Leppington.